http://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency - Antarctica News Feed en Copyright 2009, MercoPress. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:53:14 -0800 Expression Engine http://www.mercopress.com/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif http://en.mercopress.com/ http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/ten-year-input-for-the-atlas-of-the-patagonian-marine-ecosystem?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/19/ten-year-input-for-the-atlas-of-the-patagonian-marine-ecosystem The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and BirdLife International have released the first-ever comprehensive atlas of the Patagonian Sea -- a globally important but poorly understood South American marine ecosystem. Environment, Antarctica, Latin America Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:49:39 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/18/russian-cruise-vessel-breaks-free-of-the-ice-and-heads-for-ushuaia?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/18/russian-cruise-vessel-breaks-free-of-the-ice-and-heads-for-ushuaia An expedition vessel with 184 passengers and crew onboard -- including 51 British guests and a BBC film crew-- is on the move again after being wedged in the ice of Antarctica's Weddell Sea since Friday. Tourism, Antarctica Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:57:56 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/plan-to-recover-two-crates-of-shackletons-whisky-buried-in-antarctica?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/17/plan-to-recover-two-crates-of-shackletons-whisky-buried-in-antarctica Explorers are planning to recover a rare batch of whisky lost during explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated voyage to the South Pole a century ago. Two crates of the now extinct “Rare Old” brand of McKinlay and Co whisky have been buried in the Antarctic ice since Shackleton was forced to abandon his polar mission in 1909. Health & Science, Antarctica, International Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:05:16 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/captain-khlebnikov-stranded-with-105-passengers-in-antarctic-ice?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/captain-khlebnikov-stranded-with-105-passengers-in-antarctic-ice The Captain Khlebnikov (*) icebreaker of the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO) has stranded in the Antarctic ice. Tourism, Antarctica Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:06:53 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/new-chairman-for-south-georgia-association?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/16/new-chairman-for-south-georgia-association The South Georgia Association has announced the name of its new chairman. He is Professor David J. Drewry, a former director of the Scott Polar Research Institute and of the British Antarctic Survey and Director General of the British Council, who has recently retired as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull. Politics, Antarctica, International Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:57:40 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/huge-iceberg-spotted-floating-towards-new-zealand?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/13/huge-iceberg-spotted-floating-towards-new-zealand A giant iceberg twice as long as a US Navy nuclear powered aircraft carrier has been spotted floating towards New Zealand. Environment, Antarctica Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:01:42 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/11/south-georgia-expects-65-cruise-calls-this-season-ushuaia-was-the-first?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/11/south-georgia-expects-65-cruise-calls-this-season-ushuaia-was-the-first South Georgia received the first cruise ship of the season "Ushuaia" October 6th when she arrived at Grytviken. The Panamanian flagged vessel operated by Argentina’s Antarpply Expeditions, based returned on a separate cruise on the 27th. Tourism, Antarctica Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:49:09 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/10/uk-proposal-turns-south-of-south-orkney-islands-a-marine-protected-area?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/10/uk-proposal-turns-south-of-south-orkney-islands-a-marine-protected-area The British Government announced on Tuesday an ambitious plan at enhancing environmental protection of the world’s oceans and the Antarctic and including the designation of the world first “high seas” marine protected area south of the South Orkney Islands (once a Falklands dependency). Environment, Politics, Antarctica Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:26:23 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/10/phytoplankton-flourishes-in-antarctic-open-areas-of-water-where-ice-retreat?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/10/phytoplankton-flourishes-in-antarctic-open-areas-of-water-where-ice-retreat Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. Environment, Health & Science, Antarctica Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:37:37 -0800 http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/03/buenos-aires-looking-forward-to-a-very-good-cruise-season?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=antarctica http://en.mercopress.com/2009/11/03/buenos-aires-looking-forward-to-a-very-good-cruise-season Buenos Aires City is looking forward to what it considers a “very good cruise season” with the number of visitors increasing 11% and the number of calls 15%, according to Hernán Lombardi Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Argentine capital. Tourism, Antarctica, Argentina Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:15:42 -0800